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# Departments

In this area, you can **create and manage departments** that can be selected when creating **Purchase Orders (P.O.s), invoices, or expenses**. Setting up departments correctly is essential, as it ensures the **approval workflow runs smoothly** by routing documents to the **right approvers** at each step.

### How to Add or Remove a Department

1. In **your settings** section, open the **Departments** tab
2. Click **Add Department** to create a new department


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###### Configure the Department

1. **Enter the department name** (e.g. Camera, Production, Marketing).
* *(Optional) Add a P.O. prefix to easily identify purchase orders from this department.*
* Enable **Visible?** so other users can select the department.
* *(Optional) Add translations (English or French) for international projects.*
2. Click **Add** to save the department.


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**Remove a Department**
To delete a department, click the **trash icon** next to the corresponding department.

| Tip: Create departments based on your internal organization structure. This makes it easier to configure visibility settings and approval levels later on.


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